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January 11, 2018
We are delighted to announce the following exciting new initiative at Christ the King, Bedford: FAMILY CATECHISM DAYS WITH FATIMA DEVOTIONS Led by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP) Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, Harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 OSP First Saturdays: 3 February, 3 March, 7 April, 5 May, 2 June 2018 All welcome PROGRAMME (timings may vary): 10 am Fatima Devotions (Rosary & meditation, Confessions) 11 am Holy Mass 12 noon Lunch (bring packed lunch) 12.30 pm […]
January 10, 2018
Due to interest from local families, founders of the Regina Caeli academy will be coming to give a talk on 21st April in Bedford, with a view to opening a satellite programme in one or more UK locations, if there is sufficient demand. Regina Caeli is a private, independent tutoring centre operating in the Catholic tradition. They offer classes that meet twice a week to boys and girls aged 4-18, and have grown rapidly since their launch in 2003, now operating in […]
January 6, 2018
Ladies – come and learn more about the Miraculous Relic Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, this country’s replica of which lives in the Shrine in Bedford. A talk about Our Lady, which had been scheduled for 12 December last year, unfortunately had to be postponed. It has now been rearranged for Tuesday 16 January, the next meeting of the Ladies’ Group which has arisen from the Latin Mass at Christ the King. This meeting is open to all ladies […]
Epiphanytide House Blessing was a new experience for us and we were not quite sure what to expect. Fr Mawdsley arrived with a crate containing a thurible, charcoal, incense, a lighter, a bottle of holy water, a sprinkler and blessed chalk. He gave us a sheet containing the words of the blessing so we could follow and join in where appropriate. Most of this was in Latin. Having vested in surplice and stole and after an antiphon and the […]
January 3, 2018
Fr. James Mawdsley FSSP said the first of what we hope will be many Masses here in Bedford. He gave a very powerful homily on the Ten Commandments. This Saturday, 6th January, Fr. Mawdsley will say Mass at 11a.m. for the Epiphany, as well as confessions as part of the First Saturday devotions; 100 years after Fatima is a good time to start carrying out Our Lady’s requests! Fr. Mawdsley will also say Mass on Sunday morning at 8:30am, as […]
December 31, 2017
Following our first practice a few weeks ago, we have scheduled a further one for Saturday 20 January, 2 pm – 3.30 pm in the Patrick Donegan room at Christ the King (the green building alongside the church hall). All are welcome and we are all learning together, therefore please don’t be put off if you have never sung Gregorian Chant before. We are aiming to offer our first Sung Mass on Sunday 4 February at 8.30 am. Please feel […]
December 11, 2017
On the snowy morning of Sunday 10 December, Fr Verrier was with us and chose Prayer as the topic for his homily. Here are just a few points. Father gave a definition of prayer as lifting the heart to God, and communicating with Him, and described the various forms prayer can take: Adoration, Thanksgiving, Contrition and Petition. He gave some practical suggestions as to how we might overcome any distractions in prayer (imagine the distraction is a cricket ball and use […]
On Saturday 9 December, seven potential Latin Mass choir members – three men and four ladies – met under the direction of Fr Verrier, who is a music graduate and before his ordination taught music in schools. He began with a prayer that our efforts might glorify God and that humility would form part of our disposition. He went on to give the history of the part played by a choir at the Latin Mass and how it is a […]
December 5, 2017
It is with regret that we announce that the Mass planned at Christ the King, Bedford, on Friday 8th December at 7.30 pm, for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, has had to be cancelled. This is due to there being no celebrant available, despite every effort on our part. This is the first time that this has happened since the Latin Mass came to Bedford in August 2015. There will be an Novus Ordo Mass to mark the Immaculate […]